MacMurray College - Tartan / Illiwoco Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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Change Meets Tradition The founding class of MocMurroy College for Men graduated in the year 1961; of this group sixty percent went on to graduate school. The main social feature of the men ' s college is interdorm rivalry, which has been prompted by participation in intramural sports. Annually a tro- phy is awarded to the dorm with the most points accumulated in all the activities of the intramural program. Another kind of rivalry has arisen with the addition of the men ' s col- lege — one that is not as advantageous in many respects (but still a lot of fun). Since the men are not bound by customs of long standing, many of the women ' s traditions and social restrictions seem out-moded and over-emphasized to members of the new college. Many times strains of Mickey Mouse come from the men accompanying the women ' s songs in the dining hall. Maybe someday the men will start singing, or the women will stop.

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Michalson Inaugurated Mrs. Sherwood Eddy, MacMurray Trustee, helps Dr. Michalson with his robe before the inauguration procession. The weekend of April 7 and 8, 1961 was the official opening to a new era at MacMurray. Dig- nitaries from all parts of the country met on cam- pus for the inauguration of new president, Gordon E. Michalson. On the evening of Friday April 7, a Sympo- sium was held in Annie Merner Chapel. A panel composed of Dr. J. Edward Dirks of Yale Divinity School; Dr. Tyler Thompson of Garrett Biblical Institute, Dr. Wm. R. Mueller of Goucher College, and Dr. Michalson discussed The Community of Faith and the Community of Learning. The following morning at 10:30 Gordon Elliott Michalson was inaugurated. The main ad- dress titled The Individual Still Counts was given by Dr. John A. Kraut. Dr. Thomas B. Lugg, President of the Board of Trustees of MacMurray, and Dr. John O. Gross of the Board of Education of the Methodist Church officiated in the inaugu- ration ceremony. President Michalson accepted with the speech The Humane and the Christian. The new president takes his vows of dedication. Congratulations on the big day for both Dr. Michalson and Mac- Murray College.